Blanchfield vs Barber, Chiasson vs Vieira, Jacoby vs Lopes Fight Picks – May 31, 2025

Erin Blanchfield vs Maycee Barber

  • Erin Blanchfield
  • Age: 25
  • UFC Record: 7-1
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Tracy Cortez.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Victoria Leonardo. Submitted Jessica Andrade, Molly McCann, and JJ Aldrich. Beat Rose Namajunas, Taila Santos, Miranda Maverick, and Sarah Alpar. Majority decision over Kay Hansen.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: near plus plus (75)
  • Maycee Barber
  • Age: 26
  • UFC Record: 10-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Hannah Cifers. JJ Aldrich. and Gillian Robertson. Beat Katlyn Cerminara, Jessica Eye, and Montana de la Rosa. Split decision wins over Andrea Lee and Miranda Maverick.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Blanchfield by decision.


Macy Chiasson vs Ketlen Vieira

  • Macy Chiasson
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 8-4
  • Key Wins: Submitted Pannie Kianzad twice. Knocked out Mayra Bueno Silva, Sarah Moras and Gina Mazany. Beat Marion Reneau. Split decision over Norma Dumont.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)
  • Ketlen Vieira
  • Age: 33
  • UFC Record: 8-4
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Raquel Pennington.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Sara McMann. Beat Pannie Kianzad, Miesha Tate, Sijara Eubanks, and Ashley Evans-Smith. Split decision over Holly Holm.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Chiasson by 2nd round knockout.


Dustin Jacoby vs Bruno Lopes

  • Dustin Jacoby
  • Age: 37
  • UFC Record: 9-4-1 at 205 lbs.
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Khalil Rountree.
  • Key Draws: Fought Ion Cutelaba to a draw.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Vitor Petrino, Kennedy Nzechukwu, Da Un Jung, Darren Stewart, Justin Ledet, a 10-3 grappler and a 7-0 grappler. Beat Michel Oleksiejczuk, Maxim Grishin, and a 7-2 grappler.
  • Striking: plus (70)
  • Power: plus (70)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Bruno Lopes
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 14-1
  • UFC Record: 2-1
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Gregory Rodrigues and a 13-2 striker. Submitted a well rounded 10-3 fighter. Beat Magomed Gadzhiyasulov and a well rounded 5-0 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Jacoby by decision.


Oban Elliott vs Ramiz Brahimaj

  • Oban Elliott
  • Age: 27
  • Pro Record: 12-2
  • UFC Record: 4-0
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Bassil Hafez. Beat Preston Parsons, Valentine Woodburn and a well rounded 6-2 fighter. Majority decision over a 17-4 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: average (50)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Ramiz Brahimaj
  • Age: 32
  • UFC Record: 3-3
  • Key Losses: Lost to an 8-3 grappler and a 10-4 wrestler.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Mickey Gall. Submitted Sasha Palatnikov and a 9-3 striker.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: fringe average (45)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Elliott by decision.


Allan Nascimento vs Jafel Filho

  • Allan Nascimento
  • Age: 33
  • Pro Record: 20-6
  • UFC Record: 2-2
  • Key Losses: Split decision losses to Tagir Ulanbekov and Raulian Paiva.
  • Key Wins: Submitted Carlos Hernandez, a 4-0 grappler, and a 10-3 grappler. Beat Jake Hadley, a well rounded 16-4 fighter, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Grappling: near plus (65)
  • Jafel Filho
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 16-3
  • UFC Record: 3-1
  • Key Losses: Submitted by an 8-4 grappler.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Vinicius Salvador and a 7-1 striker. Submitted Ode Osbourne, Daniel Barez, a well rounded 5-0 fighter, a well rounded 8-3 fighter, and a well rounded 8-1 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: plus (70)

Chris’ Pick: Filho by decision.


Zachary Reese vs Dusko Todorovic

  • Zachary Reese
  • Age: 31
  • UFC Record: 3-2
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Julian Marquez. Submitted a well rounded 6-0 fighter. Beat Jose Medina.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Grappling: above average (60)
  • Dusko Todorovic
  • Age: 30
  • UFC Record: 4-4
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Jordan Wright, Maki Pitolo, Michel Pereira, and a well rounded 8-0 fighter in his 3rd pro fight. Submitted an 8-1 striker. Beat a 14-4 striker.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: above average (60)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)

Chris’ Pick: Reese by 1st round knockout.


Jeremiah Wells vs Andreas Gustafsson

  • Jeremiah Wells
  • Age: 38
  • UFC Record: 3-2
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Max Griffin.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Court McGee, Warlley Alves, and a well rounded 5-1 fighter. Submitted Blood Diamond and a 6-2 wrestler. Beat an 11-4 grappler and an 18-5 wrestler. Split decision over Matthew Semelsberger.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: plus (70)
  • Andreas Gustafsson
  • Age: 34
  • Pro Record: 11-2
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Losses: Majority decision loss to Joilton Lutterbach.
  • Key Wins: Knocked out a 9-1 striker, a 10-2 wrestler, and an 8-3 striker.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: a little above average (55)
  • Wrestling: a little above average (55)

Gustufsson has a little bit of hype and I might be under rating him a tad. Could have 60 tools. 

Chris’ Pick: Wells by 2nd round knockout.


Billy Ray Goff vs Seok Hyun Ko

  • Billy Ray Goff
  • Age: 26
  • Pro Record: 9-3
  • UFC Record: 2-1
  • Key Wins: Knocked out Yusaku Kinoshita, a 9-1 striker, 3-0 grappler and a 5-0 striker, and a well rounded 7-2 fighter.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Seok Hyun Ko
  • Age: 31
  • Pro Record: 11-2
  • UFC Record: 1-0
  • Key Wins: Beat a 9-0 striker and well rounded 6-1 fighter.
  • Striking: above average (60)
  • Power: average (50)
  • Wrestling: a little above average (55)

Chris’ Pick: Goff by 2nd round knockout.


Rayanne dos Santos vs Alice Ardelean

  • Rayanne dos Santos
  • Age: 29
  • Pro Record: 14-8
  • UFC Record: 0-3
  • Key Losses: Split decision losses to Puja Tomar and Talita Alencar.
  • Key Wins: Beat a well rounded 6-3 fighter.
  • Striking: a little above average (55)
  • Power: fringe average (45)
  • Wrestling: above average (60)
  • Grappling: a little above average (55)
  • Alice Ardelean
  • Age: 33
  • Pro Record: 8-7
  • UFC Record: 0-2
  • Key Losses: Split decision loss to Shauna Bannon.
  • Key Wins: Submitted a 3-0 striker.
  • Striking: near plus (65)
  • Power: near plus (65)
  • Wrestling: near plus (65)
  • Grappling: above average (60)

Chris’ Pick: Ardelean by 2nd round knockout.

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